The Tale of the Western Zodiac

This is the tale of how the western zodiac came to be. It tells of how the people from the East, the people of science, met the people from the West, the people of magic, in a young land. The people of science learned of their way of fortune telling and made it their own, but some people are against this and the people of science are punished.

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The Tale of the Western Zodiac

As told by: Iris Silverson

A long time ago, back when the land was still young, people came
from across the waters to the East, from the land of science.
They came to this land and found valuable resources on the
western side of the land. There they met people from a land
across the waters to the West, a land of magic.

Now the people from the land of magic had a system of telling a
person's fortune based on their birth year. The people of science
found this fortune telling a perfect topic for conversation at
the many parties and balls they hosted, and wanted to take it for
themselves. There was one problem though; the people of magic
compared themselves to animals. The people of science were
disgusted with the idea of likening themselves to the inferior
animals of the dust.

But, they remembered that their ancestors were great astronomers
and had always watched the Celestial Beings in the night sky. The
people of science were delighted with the idea of affiliating
themselves with the very Beings of heaven. They looked at their
star charts and noticed that 12 Beings cycled the Earth in
perfectly alignment each year.

The first was Aries, the Ram, strong and expressive.

The Second was Taurus, the Bull, enduring and affectionate.

The Third was Gemini, the Twins, curious and clever.

The fourth was Cancer, the Crab, emotional and motherly.

The fifth was Leo, the Lion, prideful and stubborn.

The Sixth was Virgo, the Virgin, adaptable and praiseful.

The Seventh was Libra, the Scales, charming and unselfish.

The eighth was Scorpio, the Scorpion, feminine and instinctive.

The ninth was Sagittarius, the Archer, restless and independent.

The tenth was Capricorn, the Sea-Goat, structured and goal
oriented.

The Eleventh was Aquarius, the Water Bringer, strong and
attractive.

And finally, the twelfth was Pisces, the Fish, gentle and
friendly.

The people of science were overjoyed. They now saw themselves as
equal to the heavenly Beings. But the Lord of the Heavens was
outraged with their egotistical nature. "How dare they even think
to compare themselves with us!" the heavenly lord roared.

The Lord of the Heavens, unlike the rest of the Celestial Beings,
was able to travel from the heavens to Earth whenever he pleased.
So one day, at high noon, he came down to the Earth. Now, the
Lord of the Heavens is not a Celestial Being of human form, no,
he was Drago, the Dragon of Heaven. His very body was the
reflection of the night sky, so grandiose that he could not land
on the ground without encircling the very Earth.

He flew in the air above the land and said "You have dared to
compare yourselves with the Celestial Beings and therefore you
must be punished. If you are so interested with the telling of
fortunes then by all means they shall be told. But be warned, for
you have angered the heavens, so do not think you will have good
fortunes. Your Celestial Being shall be your judge; they will
watch over you and command your life. Only a few will have favor
among them. This shall be your punishment." And with his final
words he flew into the sky, back to his throne.

This struck fear into the people's hearts, but not for long. The
world was changing, moving into the age of enlightenment and
technology. Magic was lost but the fortune telling remained.
People still participate in this trivial activity of learning
their futures, and the fact that the Celestial Beings controlled
them was forgotten. But some still know and those are the few the
Dragon of Heaven was talking about. Those few who will have good
fortunes rain upon their lives and a future worth look forward
to.